DEFENSE

OFFENSE

TACTICS

Dragonfish are not aggressive and prefer to lie on the bottom of a body of water, waiting for a victim to step on it so its poisonous spines penetrate the victim’s flesh. If forced into melee, a dragonfish attacks with its bite.

SPECIAL ABILITIES

Spines (Ex)

A creature that steps on a dragonfish or strikes it with an unarmed strike or a natural weapon takes 1d4 points of piercing damage from the fish’s dorsal barbs and is subjected to its poison. Melee weapons do not endanger a user in this way. A charging or running creature must immediately stop if it steps on a dragonfish. A creature that takes more than 2 points of damage from a dragonfish’s barb has its speed is reduced by half because its foot is wounded. This movement penalty lasts until the barb is removed.

Camouflage (Ex)

ECOLOGY

Environment any aquaticOrganization solitaryTreasure none

A dragonfish is a small, 2-foot long, flat fish that makes its home on the bottom of shallow lakes, rivers, or streams. The dragonfish’s back is covered with long, sharp spines. A dragonfish’s dorsal spines carry a virulent poison that is delivered whenever an opponent contacts a spine. They are non-aggressive and spend their days eating miniscule water creatures, insects, and aquatic plants.

Section 15: Copyright Notice - Tome of Horrors Complete

Dragonfish from the Tome of Horrors Complete, Copyright 2011, Necromancer Games, Inc., published and distributed by Frog God Games; Author Scott Greene, based on original material by Albie Fiore.